Car-standard



(No Model.)

W. J. HOLMES. OAR STANDARD.

No. 554,693. Patented Feb. 18, 1896.

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CAR-STAN DARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 554,693, dated February18, 1896; Application filed May 31, 1895. Serial No. 551,159. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM J. HoLMEs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Pembine, in the county of Marinette and State of WVisconsin,have invented a new and useful Car-Standard, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to an improvement in car-standards.

The object of the present invention is to simplify and improve theconstruction of devices of the nature referred to, whereby the loadingand unloading or dumping of cars may be expedited.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear in the courseof the subjoined description.

The invention consists in certain novel features and details ofconstruction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the drawings and finally embodied inthe claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of acar-standard with my improvement applied thereto. Fig. 2 is an endelevation of the complete device. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the same.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in theseveral figures of the drawings.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, 1 designates a car-standard,which may be of any preferred form and material, but for the purpose ofillustration is shown in the form of a wooden standard, rectangular incross-section. The lower end or base of the standard 1 is arrangedwithin a slot or groove in the outerface of the sill of the car,(indicated at 2,) and is hinged therein by means of a pivotal pin orstud 3, whereby said standard maybe swung outward and downward at itsfree end.

Secured to the upper face of the sill 2 are metal plates 4, disposedupon opposite sides of the slot or groove in which'said standard ismounted, said plates being provided with notches or depressions 5intermediate their ends and secured to the sill 2 by stout screws orother suitable fastening device.

6 designates a lever, the lower end of which is bifurcated or providedwith parallel arms 7, which embrace the standard 1. The arms 7 and thestandard 1 are provided with horities of the arms 7 are extendeddownwardly in such manner as to form Vertical shoulders 9, adapted toengage the corresponding vertical walls or sides of the notches ordepressions 5 in the plates 4. The upper arm of the lever 6 ispreferably terminated below the upper end of the standard 1 and isadapted to be engaged and retained in vertical position, by means of anopen loop or link 10, hinged to the standard 1, on a pivotal pin or bolt11.

The operation will be readily understood from the foregoing description;WVith the standard in the position shown in Fig.1,when it is desired tounload the car the loop or link 10 is lifted sufficiently to release theupper arm of the lever 6. The lever is then rocked upward for throwingthe lower extremities of the arms 7 out of engagement with the notchedplates 4, when the standard will be free to vibrate outwardly anddownwardly. In loading, the standard 1 may be caused to assume ahorizontal or inclined position, adapting it to be used for aslide,incline, or skid, on which the load may be rolled or slid onto theplatform of the car. After the car is loaded the standards are returnedto their vertical positions, in which operation the levers 6 are ofgreat assistance by their engagement with the notched plates 4. As soonas the upper end of the lever 6 is brought sufficiently near to thestandard 1 the loop or link 10 is slipped over the same, and serves toprevent the accidental disengagement of said lever. By reason of theparticular shape of the lever and its parallel arms embracing thestandard, should the pivot-pin or bolt 8 become broken from any cause,the standard would still be retained in its place by means of the linkor loop 10 taken in connection with the engagement between the lowerextremities of the arms 7 of said lever and the notched plates 4.

It will be apparent that, while the device above described isparticularly designed for use in connection with flat-cars, the same maybe used on wagons, docks, and in other places.

It will also be apparent that various changes in the form, proportion,and minor details of construction may be resorted to Without departingfrom the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described the invention, What is claimed as new, and desiredto be secured by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination with a car or other vehicle, of a standard pivotedthereto, a lever disposed above the vehicle-floor and pivotallyconnected with said standard and bifurcated or provided with parallelarms embracing said standard and adapted to engage with the car forupholding said standard in its normal position, and means for engagingthe upper end of said lever with the standard, substantially asdescribed.

2. The combination with a car or other vehicle, of a standard hingedthereto, a lever pivotally connected with said standard and bifurcatedor provided with parallel arms em

